Microbiologist I

Job description

Description The Microbiology Analyst I, is a regular employee in a full-time exempt position at Kashiv BioSciences, LLC, in Chicago, IL. This employee is responsible for supporting the Microbiology and Environmental Monitoring (EM) department in implementing and managing the site’s microbiology and EM programs as well as the overall microbiology laboratory operations to ensure compliance with current regulations. This position requires direct interaction with the manufacturing processes related to biological non-sterile drug substance and sterile drug product. The employee’s qualification in aseptic gowning is required. Essential Duties & Responsibilities: - Performs environmental monitoring of Kashiv-controlled and aseptic manufacturing areas. - Collects samples for the detection of viable (surface, gowning, and air) and non-viable (air) particles. - Incubates viable samples. - Streaks and sends representative EM isolates to contract laboratory for identification. Receives results and performs data entry for trend analysis. - Complies with annual gowning qualification. - Performs sanitation and temperature verification of laboratory refrigerators and incubators. - Performs routine...